On the opening night of “Waiting for Godot” at the Hudson Theater on Sunday, notable names of the big and small screens came out to cheer on the stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, and so did a contingent of Broadway royalty.
Mr. Reeves plays the forlorn Estragon to Mr. Winter’s more certain Vladimir, and the crowd roared with approval with each wink to the “Bill and Ted” movies that first brought the actors together nearly 40 years ago. Each time the two embraced, an audible “aww” could be heard.
Actors like Kieran Culkin, Ethan Hawke, Chris Pine, Bowen Yang and Lucas Hedges posed for photos on the red carpet and then quickly moved into the theater. Theater staples including Jonathan Groff, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Vereen, Bernadette Peters and Lin-Manuel Miranda lingered a bit longer.
“Waiting for Godot” is a play that “you can see over and over again because the material invites interpretation and it means something different every time,” Mr. Groff said. He added that he was especially excited to see this production because of the shared history and friendship of Mr. Reeves and Mr. Winter. Is he, by chance, a “Bill and Ted” fan? Mr. Groff answered emphatically with an expletive and “yeah!”
Jamie Lloyd, the show’s director, said, “Their friendship really is the central ingredient for the recipe of the entire production.” He added, “For me the play is about friendship, it’s about companionship, it’s about finding that one person who can sustain you through difficult times.”
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